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Does Santa Hate Linux?

Posted by timothy on from the elf-beating-question dept.

beernutmark writes "Well, it looks like Santa or at least Norad/Google hates Linux. This year, for the first time since its inception, Norad is not making a simple .kml file available for download to track Santa. You must connect to their website with a Windows/Mac browser and use the browser plugin. No full-screen Google Earth to look at the beautiful areas around Santa's path. (Anyone have any open source source kml files for tracking Santa or any idea how we can go about making one for 2010?)"

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  1. ".kml" files in the 1950's? by John+Hasler · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > This year, for the first time since its inception, Norad is not making a
    > simple .kml file available for download to track Santa.

    ".kml" files in 1958 at NORAD's inception or in 1955 when its predecessor the Air Defense Command first started tracking Santa? Not likely.

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  2. Re:Really, who cares? by Macrat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And on Easter, worship the winter's reproduction and spring births.

  3. Re:Yes. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    although there is a high deity (Linus) who created the universe (Linux) where the rest reside

    RMS just shit all over himself.